document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=161557>Question 161557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a grandfather clock takes five seconds to strike 6 o'clock, how many seconds will it take to strike 12 o'clock? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The \"trick\" here is that there are 5 intervals between strikes for 6, and 11 for 12.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st strike at 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 interval between 1 & 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 interval between 2 & 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 interval between 3 & 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 interval between 4 & 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 interval between 5 & 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Done at 6:00:05<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/5 = 1 seconds per interval<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At 12, there are 11 intervals.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11*1 = 11 seconds. </SPAN>\n" );
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